diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index badf3da340..dc0e5a29dc 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -1375,6 +1375,7 @@ extern int git_config_with_options(config_fn_t fn, void *,
 				   int respect_includes);
 extern int git_config_early(config_fn_t fn, void *, const char *repo_config);
 extern int git_parse_ulong(const char *, unsigned long *);
+extern int git_parse_maybe_bool(const char *);
 extern int git_config_int(const char *, const char *);
 extern int64_t git_config_int64(const char *, const char *);
 extern unsigned long git_config_ulong(const char *, const char *);
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 27a73c8500..bc6b89d38e 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ unsigned long git_config_ulong(const char *name, const char *value)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int git_config_maybe_bool_text(const char *name, const char *value)
+int git_parse_maybe_bool(const char *value)
 {
 	if (!value)
 		return 1;
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ static int git_config_maybe_bool_text(const char *name, const char *value)
 
 int git_config_maybe_bool(const char *name, const char *value)
 {
-	int v = git_config_maybe_bool_text(name, value);
+	int v = git_parse_maybe_bool(value);
 	if (0 <= v)
 		return v;
 	if (git_parse_int(value, &v))
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ int git_config_maybe_bool(const char *name, const char *value)
 
 int git_config_bool_or_int(const char *name, const char *value, int *is_bool)
 {
-	int v = git_config_maybe_bool_text(name, value);
+	int v = git_parse_maybe_bool(value);
 	if (0 <= v) {
 		*is_bool = 1;
 		return v;